An epidemiological prospective study of children's health and annoyance reactions to aircraft noise exposure in South Africa

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2760-2777

  Seabi, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aircraft noise; Annoyance; Children; Epidemiology; Health; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CHILD HEALTH; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; NOISE POLLUTION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; AIRCRAFT NOISE; ANNOYANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEARING TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUND ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84880111011     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10072760     Document Type: Article

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